When it comes to schedule release videos the Los Angeles Chargers never fail to impress — and this year is no different. Their Sims-themed creation is a perfect mix of inside jokes, nostalgia, and good-natured ribbing that turns something fairly mundane like a calendar and makes it special.
Every Easter Egg in the Chargers schedule release video you probably missed
The Chargers killed it again with the schedule release video.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
As incredible as this video was, it’s so packed with Easter Eggs and jokes that it requires multiple viewings to spot them all. To save you some time we’ve broken out the easy-to-miss gags in their video to explain them out here.
Cam Newton getting into a fight
Newton is still the best-known member of the Panthers, even if he hasn’t been on the team in years. This makes light of Newton getting into a fight with three men at a youth football camp in Atlanta.
George Pickens getting drafted
Video of George Pickens watching as he got drafted went viral and the Chargers found a way of recreating it in The Sims.
Sean Payton trying to return all his players at Walmart
This is a two-way joke. Firstly is spoofs the fact the Broncos are owned by the Walton family who made their fortune off Walmart, but also Payton’s compete teardown of the Broncos organization since becoming head coach a year ago.
The Grim Reaper coming for Cardinals QBs
The Cardinals have a bad history of tweeting support for their QBs only to see their careers collapse. The reaper first takes out Josh Rosen, then comes knocking for Kyler Murray.
Willie Green getting upset at fat Zion Williamson
The conditioning of the New Orleans Pelicans star has oft been criticized, and the Chargers weren’t going to let that go without a joke.
The Browns QB factory
The elves working in the Browns’ factory of sadness helped build the laundry list of failed QBs in the franchise’s history.
Happy hour in Atlanta
When Michael Penix Jr. walks in the club and surprises Kirk Cousins the happy hour poster is naturally a 28-3 joke.
Paul Pierce is in a wheelchair at the Foxborough retirement home
Paul is out here catching strays.
Where Raiders fans do their learning ...
The QR code directs to the Michigan-based “World Clown Association.”
Harrison Butker is in the kitchen
Right where this dope thinks women should be. The perfect ending to an incredible video.
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